5 Reasons Why I Recommend Japanese Learners to Enjoy Rakugo
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Japan actually has quite a rich and unique culture of comedy, and there are still many young people who are studying to become comedians.
The root of all the different kinds of comedy in Japan is “落語 rakugo,” the Japanese traditional comic storytelling.
I have to be very honest with you that even though I’m Japanese, I’ve only seen rakugo a few times in my life, and I’ve never really known anything about it.
However in order to make this video I did quite a lot of studying, and I am very glad I did because I realized...
“Studying and learning about rakugo is unbelievably beneficial for all Japanese learners!”
By the time you finish watching this video, you will understand all the basic knowledge you need to know about rakugo, and I’m sure you’ll want to start enjoying rakugo right away.
So today, I will talk about what rakugo is, by explaining its characteristics and history.
In the last part of this video, I will explain the 5 amazing benefits of rakugo for Japanese learners, which is surely the most important part of the whole story.
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0:00 Let's START!
2:03 What is "Rakugo?"
7:29 Examples of rakugo stories
15:55 The ultimate message of rakugo
17:48 History of rakugo
22:13 Why you should learn about rakugo
28:16 Today's conslusion
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I had no idea what was Rakugo, until I watched Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju and in only one chapter i was in love with it
Me too, and Shinigami Rakugo become my favorite just because I watched that anime.
It’s really good!
I watched the anime and I absolutely loved it!
I also learnt about it from there. I keep thinking about "Shikigami" a lot, imagining it in other ways...
Saaame!!
My mum grew up in Serbia when it was still Yugoslavia, and rakugo reminds me of the stories she told me, particularly of Bosnian stories about two men named Mujo and Haso.
One goes:
Mujo was riding his motorbike around a block over and over again, and every time he passed the cafe on the block, he'd call out
"Ko ima vaki Kavasaki?" (Who's got a Kawasaki like mine?)
And the people in the cafe, fed up with his bragging ask "why do you keep asking?"
He says "Do any of you know how to turn this thing off?"
Another one goes:
Mujo was stopped by the police while riding his bike. The police officer starts telling him
"You've got no helmet, no mirrors, no headlight or brake light..."
Mujo starts laughing.
The police officer asks "What's so funny? These fines are going to cost you a lot of money!"
Mujo says "Haso over there doesn't have a bike at all, I'm thinking about how much you're going to fine him!"
Hehehe, those are pretty funny! Thank you for sharing!
The Showa Genroku Rakugo anime is my best anime so far because I was so drawn to it. I would definitely watch a show if I get the chance to travel to Japan 😊
The meanings and metaphors that Rakugo stories use, reminds me of Aesop's fables which also try to pass to the listener a moral for each story.
Fables are very ancient tradition in almost every culture.
26:42 THANK YOU! Too much of modern society seems to be focused on being relentless towards people we don't like (at least in the west though I hear it can be bad in Japan too). There's no opportunity for growth if no one gives you the chance to grow.
At the same time, there needs to be knowledge of and resistance against cancel culture; once you apologize for something you know to be true or honest because of social pressure, that paints a target on your back. (Case in point: when anime and manga fans wrote a four image long CC warning in English and Japanese and got it spread around Japanese Twitter feeds. That was a huge help in getting manga-ka to stand up for their work.)
Traditional Japanese storytelling! It is amazing to watch and listen to.
This is such a coincidence, I just finished re reading Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga inai. The mc is a big rakugo fan.
every time I see your suggestion to speed up the video I just smile and think "mhhh no"
I actually enjoy the speed very much, it's calm and makes me take some time off during my stressful days and the content is interesting enough so it never gets boring :)
I've only seen a few of your videos so far, but I've already learned a whole bunch! Thank you so much!! I'm just 13 right now, but I've been practicing speaking Japanese so i'll be ready if I get the chance to go!
ありがとうごじました
My introduction to rakugo was on the variety show AKBingo!. At that time in the show AKB48 members were doing personal challenges occasionally. Minegishi Minami helped write a rakugo story and performed it in front of an audience on one of the episodes. It was really very good...
I think understanding foreign humour is one of the most difficult things for a language learner. This means that if you are just a Japanese learner, you'll hardly understand anything in rakugo and the benefits will be negligible. Once you become proficient, comedy will become super useful for maintaining your language skills, but not until when. I'm speaking from my experience with British and American comedy, therefore I might be wrong.
well every Austrian speaks normal German besides and it's the main language, but the different to our dialects is so big that a German can't understand it.
Akane banashi brought me here. I love listening to stories and also learning more about Japanese culture.
Hey Shogo! I'd like to ask you to talk about the Yakuza Exclusion rules, or the "cooldown" people suffer after leaving the Yakuza. I know this is a heavy topic, but I think it'll educate the audience about a deeper layer of the Japanese mentality.
I’ve actually already bought a book about that! I will read about it and try to wrap it up in a video☺️
I was introduced to Rakugo in English via NHK World. They did a series of Rakugo and Ukiyoe with Katsura Sunshine. I then had the opportunity to see his show live. Before COVID he was doing a show on Broadway in NYC ... he has a lot of English language videos Rakugo ... he is fantastic
I was waiting this video!!! Because Jugemu Jugemu and its diferents versions in anime, like Gintama, Johiraku, and other cx.
ありがとうございました
This was really interesting! I thought it was more like stand-up comedy and was unaware of its roots in history. Thank you for teaching us.
I have now watched a few Rakugo videos on you tube , they are brilliant ,I have to have subtitles on as my Japanese language skills are still at very level , thank you so much for showing the way to such a great art form.
I first learned about rakugo after watching the anime "Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu" around 4 years ago... it became one of my favorite anime of all time and when people ask me for a recommendation for a different anime, it's usually my choice. After watching it I actually started watching live subtitled performances on UA-cam, even though these are quite rare and read about it (actually one of the reasons I would love to learn Japanese). I still find it one of the top types of comedy in the world!
I really love the story "shinigami"
its also considered an easier one to listen to
i really love the way it paints the folly of the man
Thank You for that video. Rakugo definitly landed on my list of things to do if I ever visited Japan. Your video format is very enjoyable. It is always good to hear and read Your words. And Your conclusion is what makes Your videos a really good lesson.
I know nothing about what you talked about, until I watched this video, thanks for the info :)
Hahaha :D I recognize the two first stories from the drama Tiger and Dragon !! I know about Rakugo thanks to that drama.
the funny thing is just before I saw MV about rakugo, you tube recommend me a clip of rakugo anime. Two hour later, this show up. Thank You ....I was about to dig more info on this topic
This was so interesting!!! Storytelling is popular for children in libraries in the U.K., and of course parents read and tell stories to their children a lot too.
But it almost sounds as traditional and entertaining as a “pantomime” but much more serious business!
I really like the core of this where you said, "We're all imperfect and we need each others' forgiveness for that imperfection." This is one of my favorite tenants of Christianity...grace. We learn that ALL are imperfect and need forgiveness and that we should forgive each other endlessly. I tell people all the time when they try to apologize to me for a mistake, "Awe man, it's ok! I forgive freely because I need a lot of forgiveness myself."
This video is just amazing! One of my favorites so faar.
Thank you for teaching us about rakugo. I hope your channel grows at a faster pace.
Kenshi recently made a song based on Rakugo and that introduced me to this great traditional art form :)
In one video game, Cherry Tree High Comedy Club, there was a man called Manyutei Rakutarou, who was described in the translation as stand-up comedy man, and the main inspiration for the protagonist of the game to become a comedian. We never see him perform in the game, but I suppose it's safe to assume he's a rakugoka :)
Rakugo and 「I'm Scared of Manju」are interesting to me! I'll learn about Rakugo from Now on!
Alwayd love your culture!! And I love the way you explain everything!! Thank You!! 🤗🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Trying the storytelling was really difficult and embarrassing, but I'm glad I tried...😂
I really have no intentions of offending the professional rakugo-ka, I just really want to spread the culture even more to everyone☺️
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It would be interesting if did a follow up interviewing a Rakugo! Great job!!!!
i saw where the cake story was going when he said he was afraid of them lmfao, i love it
These stories are amazing! The US could seriously learn from these stories. I feel like forgiveness for mistakes is a thing of the past in this country. Cancel culture is the new thing and no matter if your apology is legit, you get dragged through the mud and you’ll be kept apologizing for your mistake, no matter how small, for the rest of your life it seems.
Before this, the only two rakugo I was familiar with were Jugemu and Time Soba.
Well, video interesting even since the beginning, great job. Also, it seems, it was hard job, making a 30min video about theme you just learned. Admiring
I finally subscribed after this episode. As I also study Nihongo, independently, keep up😊
Really interesting video. Thank you for the detail on this.
This was the first time hearing of Rakugo, it was very interesting, thank you!
I think most of the Rakugo-ka have good memories and expert in the literature to learn all the stories and understanding it must be in correct way so the message can be delivered to the audience in the good manner.
I listen for yhe first time, I not get the joke or the puns,but as I research the story and listen again and get the message the stories and moral of the story.
Interesting!! I didn't know anything about Rakugo. Sounds fun!! 😊
Yes! Thank you! I have heard of this previously and was interested, but this is a better source of information than any other I'd found previously. Thanks again, Shogo-san!
Thank you so much for teaching us about Japanese traditional culture! Your videos are so interesting! I really enjoy learning from you. Keep up the amazing work! 🙇♂️😁
Super funny. 😃 I will search for rakugo.
Another amazing video! Thank you so much❤️
Dear Shogo, do you know the book ‚the cat and the city‘? Because I just finished it and one story is about a rakugo master coming from a rakugo family but lost his way due to alcohol and modern tokyo… this story fascinated me so much that I was about to research about this traditional way of storytelling, thank you so much for this informative video🌻
Yes I do know about the story! And it’s very amazing that you do too😍
love the idea of rakugo
I do too😊
Actually pretty funny! Good job, Shogo.
Incredible! You became a Rakugoka for us to enjoy your favorite stories!
18 seconds in, and I my heart always misses a beat, expecting Shogo san to clip the top off the head of his identical twin
I cannot believe that I had never heard of rakugo before!! I know of most of others acting arts and have been in different shows!! I wonder if there is some type of show where there is either translation or explanation...I know is definitely not the same but a few years back I went to kabuki show with very simple and nice translation system
I hope in the future you would make serious introduction of Japanese famous tourist attractions 🥰🥰
Thank you so much Shogo!
this video is excellent... I really like it...
Rakugo is the best way to know the atmosphere of commoners in the Edo period.
Great video :)
Is there a site that shows subtitled rakugo ? I love Japanese comedy that I have seen in anime and would like to expand and increase my exposure to Japanese comedy.
Great vid! I was wondering if you could cite the resources you used to study up for this video. I’m interested in doing a deeper dive into the history of rokugo.
I wish I had seen this video before I watched Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju. ☺️😊
Thanks!
Dope my man. Yokata
I was interested in this after watching an anime called My Master has No Tail.
I Am currently watching shouwa genroku rakugo :D best timing
I think I'll look into this some more. I'm quite a big fan of long jokes with a lot of setup and I've grown tired of a lot of the mean spirited, cynical comedy that has been popular in recent years, so perhaps I've found something new to cheer me up. While it's unlikely that I'll actually become a Rakugo-ka in my lifetime, given the fact that I live on the other side of the planet, I would like to try performing some of these stories in my native language. It feels like it could actually translate relatively well since it doesn't seem to rely on wordplay too much and the two props also have a lot of potential if used creatively. If nothing else it's for sure a fun bit of acting practice.
I'd love to see an explanation of "Mono no Aware". I never have felt like I really understood that aspect of Japanese culture.
Very nice ✌🏻😂😂😂
Rakugo-ka have sich an amazing talent💚
In the cat story it was a Chinese pulm blossom tea cup worth 300 ryu at least in the version I heard and not a plate also theres another version where it's a folktale , that's what they all say
Also wasn't it originally dramatized history about wars so killing did happen unless were talking about different things also it was in the heian period you even said, it was originally education shogo
Hi shogo I found your Chanel through your videos on katanas(I think), (if it’s not a problem) I was actually wondering is there any books you’d recommend on the topic or on Japanese culture especially on stage arts and things like that thanks for reading if you see this
Shogo is a natural born rakugoka.
Reminds me of Super Junior's song
@Let’s ask Shogo -Your Japanese friend in Kyoto Scared to look at cakes, but not so scared to eat……😂
Jugemu jugemu gokou no surikire kaijari suigyou no suigyo matsu unrai matsu fuurai matsu kuuneru tokoro ni sumu tokoro!
Yup, that's a reference to those girls.
It's actually Jugemu Jugemu Gokō-no Surikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kuunerutokoro-ni Sumutokoro Yaburakōji-no Burakōji Paipopaipo Paipo-no Shūringan Shūringan-no Gūrindai Gūrindai-no Ponpokopī-no Ponpokonā-no Chōkyūmei-no Chōsuke.
Way too long isn’t it?😂
It’s definitely one of the most famous stories in Japan!
Hope you and yours are ok just saw the mudslides
So it’s almost a Japanese stand up comedy
Literally so.
“Sit down” comedy maybe😜
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Dude kenshin yonezu just published his song shinigami and I was looking for something like this because of that!!
It was just by coincidence! I was very surprised to see his new song being posted on UA-cam while I was already editing this video😂
@Let’s ask Shogo -Your Japanese friend in Kyoto “Sitdown Comedy”! Rather than “Standup Comedy”.
Rakugo must be really nice and funny, if you know Japanese. 👍
I like your cut G
Please make a video about rokyoku. I wrote kayo-rokyoku 歌謡浪曲 about Mega Man Battle Network ロックマンエグゼ and Pokemon ポケモン.
Akane-banashi reader here 😁💕
Rakugo reminds me of a spoken version of Irish folk songs, except a lot less vulgar
That is one thing I always found a bit difficult with Japanese comedy.
Western and also slavic comedy is usually laden with vulgarity but also irony and sarcasm. All three of which are not common in Japan at all.
So when you're born and raised with that kind of comedy, it makes it difficult to get a laugh out loud reaction to humour that contain none of these elements somtimes.
I still found the rakugo about the man scared of cakes funny though. So I guess one can always find something.
@@sevenproxies4255 yeah, the stories made me smile, and I'm sure they're funnier in Japanese, but growing up with such a difference in comedy it would be hard for me to laugh the way I do with more western style comedy. For example, from what I understand Rakugo doesn't cover topics like death or conflict, but Irish folk songs talk about drinking, cheating, violence, death, nothing is left untouched, but it's amazing to see how similar the vastly different cultures can be.
Well, after watching examples, i want to hear it in japanese language with eng sub(would be a great practice for language, wouldn't it) Maybe in Shogo podcast channel?
Btw, the One Eyed country is the best
I can't handle the mock eating bits...
“One must experience tragedy to develop humour”
For the YT gods!
I know rakugo by joshiraku
what a coincidence
my name is also Jugemu Jugemu Goko no Surikire Kaijarisuigyo no Suigyomatsu Unraimatsu Furaimatsu Ku Neru Tokoro ni Sumu Tokoro Yabura Koji no Bura Koji Paipo-paipo Paipo no Shuringan Shuringan no Gurindai Gurindai no Ponpokopi no Ponpokona no Chokyumei no Chosuke
I think the only Rakugo I've ever watched was on TV watching Shoten (笑点).
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その心は?
どちらも、「かくしごと」（書く仕事、隠し事）です。
This doesn't sound funny in English though... haha......
Please bring Stories about how Ninja use to assassinate people it's a Intresting topic
And continue your work because your videos are good 👌
Yeah, That's interesting!
Who's here right after the live?😆
What live?
@Do you wanna know my name oh
Three figureheads of three different religions were discussing how to best spread their religious messages among the commoners.
The Roman Pantheon priest said "Let's build great Temples and tell people to pay with sacrifices to gain the favor of the Gods. That will surely impress them!"
The Christian Missionary said: "No, let's threaten the commoners with eternal hellfire in the afterlife if they do not repent and adopt the teachings and faith in the one true God. That will surely impress them!
The Buddhist monk said: "Let's just tell the commoners funny stories"
is there a rakugo in english?
Just search "rakugo in English" on UA-cam - there are a few performances.
Is it like standup comedy?
I'd say more like a one person play.
I don't know why but I playback this video at 1.25x.
Nah, even killing and other high crimes should be forgiven, so long as the person regrets it and is trying to make amends.
That is true too…😊